U.S. WiMAX Saved by $3.2 Billion Infusion — You can all Xohm now — and call it Clearwire. The much talked about WiMAX joint venture between Clearwire and Sprint Nextel is going to happen and the news is going to come as soon as tomorrow. The combined company is going to be worth $12 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Sprint and Clearwire cleared for WiMax launch — WiMax is facing a now-or-never moment as Sprint (S) and Clearwire (CLWR) try to finalize terms of a multi-player joint venture. — Nearly five months into his job as Sprint chief, Dan Hesse has a chance to set Sprint free …

Breaking news, Twitter style — News of a possible explosion rippled through the popular online service Twitter on Tuesday, in a preview of what's to come in the realm of breaking news and citizen journalism. Twitter is a so-called microblogging site that allows users to send and receive short messages.

Is Yang Still In Control At Yahoo? — Here's the latest Yahoo rumor that we're chasing: The Yahoo board of directors met earlier today and authorized chairman Roy Bostock, not CEO Jerry Yang, to call Ballmer about re-starting negotiations. In fact, this rumor may have been behind the small rally …

The State of the Facebook Platform — Something is wrong in the Facebook developer community. Starting in March I began noticing that the level of activity in the Facebook developers forum was dropping sharply. — But it's numbers that matter, not vague impressions, so does the data back me up?

Why Andreessen Solves Facebook's Board Problem — Facebook has a board problem. Only it's a problem that any control-freak entrepreneur [ok, that's redundant] would love to have. As Kara and others have reported, the sum total of Facebook's board is Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel and Jim Breyer.

Andreessen to Facebook Board? — Silicon Valley luminary Marc Andreessen (pictured here) has been asked to join the board of Facebook, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation. — While the arrangement is not completed yet, sources said the longtime entrepreneur …

Microsoft resumes XP, Vista updates — Microsoft on Tuesday said it is resuming two major Windows updates that had been halted because of a conflict with one of its own software products. — A week ago, Microsoft delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a problem …

UMG confirms deal with Qtrax to allow free music downloads — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Universal Music Group confirmed Tuesday that it has reached a deal with file-sharing site Qtrax to allow free, legal downloads of UMG music. — Qtrax announced in January that it had the backing of"all the major labels" …

Fake MP3s Running Rampant — Detection of a trojan named Downloader-UA.h was added to the McAfee DAT files several days ago. Since that time more than 360,000 McAfee VirusScan Online users have reported detections, a whopping 32% of those reporting in the past 24 hours alone.

New features, NBC shows still leave Zune playing catchup — If Microsoft can't take the Yahoo! shortcut to online success, maybe the underwhelming Zune player can fill the gap. The latest round of Zune updates positions the player as a social networking tool and adds popular TV shows to its video store component.

Delaying data could cut net's carbon footprint — As energy prices soar, and governments and organisations start to sweat over their carbon footprint, the energy consumption of the internet is coming under scrutiny. — US academics and researchers from companies Intel and Microsoft …

Synchronoss: Unlocked iPhones Are Killing Us — A lousy Q1 and scary message from Synchronoss (SNCR), which handles gadget activations for companies like AT&T (T) and Time Warner Cable (TWC): The company has “materially lowered” its growth expectations for 2008 “due in large part …

Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera — If you're using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you've got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK …